Undergraduate Research & Creativity (UGRC)

WHY Undergraduate Research and Creativity? (UGRC)

Quotation Mark

"Undergraduate research has given me the opportunity to connect classic literature to a relevant issue today. Presenting at conferences has given me additional confidence."

Noel Fedeli, Secondary Education German
Maria Smoyer presents at 2019 meeting, smiling next to her presentation poster

2019 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting

Marie Smoyer presents at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in 2019.

Maria Smoyer presents at 2019 meeting, smiling next to her presentation poster

Special Education Students Present Poster at CEC 2021

Special Education majors Rebecca Deller, Maggie McFadden, and Madison Dailey (supervised by Professor Kyleigh Ivory) present their poster titled "A Review of Educational Supports for Students with Chronic Health Conditions Requiring Extended and Frequent Hospitalization" at the 2021 Council for Exceptional Children Virtual Conference.

Four female students virtually present on "teachers' perceptions of preparedness working with students with chronic illness: a review" at TASH Conference

Students Present Poster at TASH Conference

Special Education majors Kailey Smith, Robin Smith, and Tori Bissinger (supervised by Professor Kyleigh Ivory) present their poster titled "Teachers' Perceptions of Preparedness Working with Students with Chronic Medical Conditions: A Review" at the 2020 TASH Conference.

Two female students smiling in front of a piece in the eckhaus gallery

Students Exhibit Original Work at the Eckhaus

Eckhaus is a student-run art gallery. Students work with the Kutztown community to present, local, regional, international, faculty, alumni, and student work in all mediums.

Male student wearing gloves and working with genetic analysis equipment

Analyzing DNA by gel electrophoresis

A student loads DNA samples on an agarose gel as part of a project to create modified apoptosis (programmed cell death) proteins.

Headshot of female student in the army, wearing her uniform

KU English Student Takes Top Prize

Ariel Jennings was awarded the "Best Paper" Prize at the LVAIC Women & Gender Studies Conference for her paper "Bitches Be Crazy: Searching for Diversity in the Domestic Thriller."

Two female students taking notes on samples in outdoor class

Kutztown University Archaeology Field School

Tabitha Martinez (l) and Dani Cannon (r) identify an artifact discovered while excavating in the Stoddart Mansion at Stoddartsville, a 19th-century milling village in northeast Pennsylvania that is the current site of the Kutztown University Archaeology Field School.

KU undergraduate students Sebastien Treciak, Alexandra Racosky, and Emily Snyder setting up imaging equipment on the bank of West Creek

Resistivity Survey of West Creek in Schuylkill Watershed

KU undergraduate students Sebastien Treciak, Alexandra Racosky, and Emily Snyder set up a resistivity survey line in West Creek of the Schuylkill Watershed to pinpoint zones of seepage that will be targeted by local watershed groups for remediation efforts against the large scale abandoned mine drainage problems that exist in that area.

Dr. Tony Wong lecturing to three students on mathematics, with mathematic symbols written on glass board in the foreground

Dr. Wong Champions Undergraduate Research

Dr. Tony Wong, associate professor of mathematics, consistently works with students on developing research ideas that students go on to present at regional or national conferences.

Dr. Wolfmeyer and KU student Anna Nissley, standing on either side of a powerpoint slide that reads "improving our ability to communicate affectively"

Student/Faculty Research Team

Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer mentored Anna Nissley, Secondary Education Spanish, on her presentation at the American Educational Studies Association.

Female staff member and female student sitting on a desk while a male student stands to the side, all of them smiling at each other

Researching Gender Bias in the Middle School Classroom

James Durham and Jenna Plump, Middle-Level Education, discuss their research with their faculty mentor, Carol Watson. The team is investigating gender bias in the middle school classroom with an emphasis on student voices.

Female student smiling and holding up a poster for the undergraduate research and creativity conference

Student Advocates for Undergraduate Research

Victoria Salazar, BS Chemistry BA German, speaks to students in classes about the value of participating in undergraduate research and creativity conferences.

Two professors stand on either side of a student, all of them analyzing a browned page

Student Researches PA German Cartoon

Erica Cohen Hamilton, Anthropology, is conducting original research on a Pennsylvania German cartoon, Pumpernickel Bill, that ran in the Morning Call newspaper.

Female student Noel Fedeli smiling while standing beside a tri-fold titled "#Me too, Kafka" at KUs Council on Human Diversity Conference

Fedeli Wins Honorable Mention Prize

Noel Fedeli, Secondary Education German, presented at KUs Council on Human Diversity Conference and then went on to present at the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges German Studies Conference, where she won an honorable mention prize for her project #metoo .

Female student Lauren Verna smiling next to female rap artist Reyhan Sahin, whose arm is around her

Student Interviews Controversial Turkish-German Rap Artist

Lauren Verna, Secondary Education German, had the opportunity to meet and interview rap artist Lady Bitch Ray aka Reyhan Sahin, at the Women in German conference at the University of the South.

Emily Cantor in front of her research presentation.

2018 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS MIDDLE STATES DIVISION

Emily Cantor presents at the American Association of Geographers Middle States Division Annual Meeting in 2018.

Maria Smoyer presents at 2019 meeting, smiling next to her presentation poster
Maria Smoyer presents at 2019 meeting, smiling next to her presentation poster
Four female students virtually present on "teachers' perceptions of preparedness working with students with chronic illness: a review" at TASH Conference
Two female students smiling in front of a piece in the eckhaus gallery
Male student wearing gloves and working with genetic analysis equipment
Headshot of female student in the army, wearing her uniform
Two female students taking notes on samples in outdoor class
KU undergraduate students Sebastien Treciak, Alexandra Racosky, and Emily Snyder setting up imaging equipment on the bank of West Creek
Dr. Tony Wong lecturing to three students on mathematics, with mathematic symbols written on glass board in the foreground
Dr. Wolfmeyer and KU student Anna Nissley, standing on either side of a powerpoint slide that reads "improving our ability to communicate affectively"
Female staff member and female student sitting on a desk while a male student stands to the side, all of them smiling at each other
Female student smiling and holding up a poster for the undergraduate research and creativity conference
Two professors stand on either side of a student, all of them analyzing a browned page
Female student Noel Fedeli smiling while standing beside a tri-fold titled "#Me too, Kafka" at KUs Council on Human Diversity Conference
Female student Lauren Verna smiling next to female rap artist Reyhan Sahin, whose arm is around her
Emily Cantor in front of her research presentation.